Washington Commanders
A collection of articles, podcasts & tweets from around the web to keep you in touch with the Commanders, the NFC East, the NFL and sports in general, and a sprinkling of other stuff
Washington’s breakout year contained plenty of good fortune. An NFL data scientist has the numbers to prove it.
The biggest reason for a dose of pessimism...might be luck. The Commanders’ breakout season included a lot of good fortune the team can’t necessarily count on again....
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The 3rd straight loss was the low point of the 2024 regular season for the Washington Commanders
Every division game matters, but Cowboys fans seemed to have a sense of fatalism coming into this game, while Commanders fans seemed to be entering with a sense of positive inevitability despite consecutive losses to Pittsburgh and Philadelphia in Weeks 10 and 11.
The Cowboys seasons was practically, if not mathematically, over, and the attention of the Dallas fan base had turned to who would be coaching the team next season, which veterans would be re-signed, and what should happen in the draft....
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Poll questions!!
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Washington Commanders fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
This week we have two related questions in the Reacts survey that focus on three position groups that some sports writers and fans have expressed concerns about this offseason.
Cornerback
At cornerback, the Commanders have brought back the three starters they finished the 2024 season with: Marshon Lattimore, Mikey Sainristil and Noah Igbinoghene. In free agency, the...
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A collection of articles, podcasts & tweets from around the web to keep you in touch with the Commanders, the NFC East, the NFL and sports in general, and a sprinkling of other stuff
ESPN talked to league scouts, executives and coaches about their favorite offseason moves after the dust settled. Some answers were predictable, others surprising.
While teams we spoke to had mixed reviews on the Deebo Samuel Sr. trade due to perceptions of a declining skill...
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Could McDaniel be Washington’s Talanoa Hufanga?
As one of the top HBCU prospects in the country, Robert McDaniel might be the most profiled undrafted free agent I have ever researched. There are over a dozen write-ups that tell his story and path to the NFL.
McDaniel had a circular college career, starting with Jackson State in 2019. He transferred to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College the following year — moving to the junior college level in order to develop his skills. By 2022, he was back in the FCS at Alcorn State. Despite not starting full time, his second season...
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A collection of articles, podcasts & tweets from around the web to keep you in touch with the Commanders, the NFC East, the NFL and sports in general, and a sprinkling of other stuff
The 2024 season featured a combination of limitations and breakdowns, which resulted in a defense that ranked 30th in rushing yards per game and 28th in yards per carry.
Of the top 10 teams against the run last season, nine made the postseason. Of...
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The second disappointing loss in a 2024 mid-season 3-game skid
For the first time since Week 2, the Commanders were not in first place in the NFC East in Week 11, but they had the opportunity to remedy that with a prime time road win against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Thursday night games are always a challenge for NFL teams, but Washington, with a Week 14 bye, was probably struggling a bit more than usual with team health.
That included the team’s newest defensive starter, CB Marshon Lattimore, who had already been dealing with a hamstring injury when the Commanders front...
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A collection of articles, podcasts & tweets from around the web to keep you in touch with the Commanders, the NFC East, the NFL and sports in general, and a sprinkling of other stuff
A team source informed ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler of the surprise at how the situation has arrived at this point (video link). The source confirmed Washington’s desire to keep McLaurin, 29, in the organization for the remainder of his career. To more of an extent than the Commanders...
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A collection of articles, podcasts & tweets from around the web to keep you in touch with the Commanders, the NFC East, the NFL and sports in general, and a sprinkling of other stuff
Washington is bigger and perhaps better after its offseason moves, as seen during minicamp, but we’ll learn plenty more when the team returns to action.
Washington will need them to shore up its coverage, as noted...
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Survey results!!
In this week’s Reacts survey, we focused on three position groups on the roster. The three were chosen because each had caused some criticism to be aimed at Adam Peters for not doing enough to improve the unit compared to the ‘24 season.
In the case of two offensive groups — tight end and running back — the Commanders chose to basically ‘run it back’ with the same personnel as a year ago, with the sole addition of a 7th round running back in Bill Croskey-Merritt. Given that the offense was ranked fifth in total yards and points...
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A collection of articles, podcasts & tweets from around the web to keep you in touch with the Commanders, the NFC East, the NFL and sports in general, and a sprinkling of other stuff
The $3.8 billion proposal for a new Commanders stadium has devolved into a political back-and-forth between the District of Columbia’s top two officials.
Less than two months after first completing the stadium deal with Commanders owner Josh Harris, D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser said that delays by the...
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It’s 5 o’clock somewhere…
The 5 o’clock club is published from time to time during the season, and aims to provide a forum for reader-driven discussion at a time of day when there isn’t much NFL news being published. Feel free to introduce topics that interest you in the comments below.
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Searching the internet for information about Jones is problematic insofar as most of the Google returns point to the late Jacoby Jones, former WR and punt/kick returner with the Texans and Ravens who earned a Super Bowl...
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